On the evening of October 27, the TV series " Bloody Battle with Songmaoling " was launched on Youku for 4 episodes, and the premiere mode was launched. This TV series is starring Zhang Ningjiang , Lin Peng and other actors, and tells the story of our army fighting in Songmaoling. The opening plot focuses on the story of how the independent regiment , which was bloody battle with our army, went from scratch.
Based on the current 4 episodes, the advantages and disadvantages of this TV series are very obvious. In terms of advantages, the narrative is fast and pays great attention to youthful expression, which has a lot of blood in young people. The problem is also obvious, that is, the screenwriter and director try to narrate in multiple lines and advance the plot in parallel, but because the narrative is indistinguishable from the primary and secondary, the story is ultimately very confusing and the audience cannot see the key points. The narrative lines are unavoidable issues in "Bloody Battle with Songmaoling".
first talk about the advantages and highlights. In the specific battle scenes, this TV series is not dragged on, and it is very imposing. For viewers who like to watch war dramas, this work can undoubtedly satisfy everyone's expectations. Most of these positive characters that have been launched are full of energy and are not only passionate about revolution, but also have abundant fighting spirit. With 4 episodes online, many battles of all sizes have been fought. This is a model of fighting, which is very consistent with the expectations of some male audiences for war dramas.
At the same time, this TV series has created many vivid and interesting characters through a youthful narrative expression. For the three-dimensionality of the character, this TV series even adopts a slightly exaggerated character creation rule, and some characters are presented in a stereotyped way. We cannot think it is inappropriate or wrong when we look at " facial ". In fact, there is no problem in the war dramas that some facial characters appear, which is more conducive to the conveying of the main theme of the plot.
The narrative rhythm of "Bloody Battle with Songmaoling" is really fast. This kind of speed is from the creation of screenwriter scripts, to the shooting of directors, and then to the processing of post-editors. Everyone seems to be racing against time, and the content that can be performed in seconds will definitely not be delayed for a minute. This speed can be said to give the audience enough plot content. In other words, this TV series has a bit of a war-loving drama, and the plot chases the audience forward.
However, this speed also reflects the problem of double-edged swords in this TV series. On the bad side, the 4 episodes of this TV series currently available lack an effective narrative main line, and there are too many clues and characters, lacking the main and secondary levels. Perhaps the screenwriter and director want to take out all the characters and narrative clues as soon as possible to let the audience know them, so they ignore the basic primary and secondary relationship issues in film and television creation.
In the four episodes that have been launched, a large number of narrative clues and characters give the audience a feeling of going hand in hand. Everyone seems to be the main one, not the second. This creates obstacles for the audience to watch the drama - what is the main plot of this TV series, what story do you want to tell, who is the male protagonist in the drama, and who should everyone expect the plot?
"Bloody Battle with Songmaoling" is a taboo in the screenwriter's creation. Many TV series have many narrative clues and many characters. If you want to express them in a short period of time, let the audience remember what should they do? The most effective way is to mount all narrative clues and characters in an effective story conflict. For example, the TV series " New World " has dozens of famous characters and stories on multiple lines. How do you present these characters and stories? Let’s first use a “male protagonist’s girlfriend was killed” to make the summary.
Simply put, it is to first carry a line, let an effective and dense conflict achieve the influx of all characters, and then straighten the narrative lines, thus forming the audience's plot expectations. In narrative, you must be clear in the primary and secondary, and you cannot think that all clues are important clues. Why? Only when the main line is clear can the audience form plot expectations, the characters form the characters' behavior motivation, and the entire sense of story can officially start to operate.Otherwise, if "Bloody Battle with Songmaoling" has been launched for several episodes, it will make the audience dizzy and easily lose the audience.
"Bloody Battle with Songmaoling" is slightly different from the previous revolutionary war dramas with red themes in character creation. In our previous revolutionary war dramas, the creation of positive characters is at most a carefree way like Li Yunlong . This time, in the creation of some characters, they even adopted humorous methods, and even adopted some honest and straightforward personalities. This is a relatively novel way of character creation, which may cause some middle-aged and elderly viewers to be uncomfortable in watching dramas, etc.
Based on the above cognition, I think that the TV series "Bloody Battle with Songmaoling" has its own unique features, but at the same time, it lacks consideration in the screenwriter's narrative. This is a TV series that could have been better, but the narrative is not up to standard, which has caused the shortcomings of the entire TV series to appear. (Text/Ma Qingyun)
